Union chief warns ‘jab or job’ policy could leave oil firms ‘wide open’ to legal action
Leading trade unions have reacted to reports that oil and gas giant Shell is considering a “jab or job” policy for employees.
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Offshore Europe: Oil and gas sector ‘not doing enough’, warns UK’s top climate adviser
The oil and gas industry is “not doing enough” to fight climate change, according to the UK Government’s top adviser on the issue.
The economic state of play for oil and gas in a COP26 year
This year is set to be one like no other for the UK’s changing offshore oil and gas industry.
Big numbers, big waves, big deal
Energy Voice Out Loud, under the tender new management of Allister, took a look at the big numbers coming out of OGUK’s big report this week. Imports are rising, it seems, but politics remain a tangled web. Are companies too scared of allegations of greenwashing to make the case for the energy industry?
‘Eagerly awaited’ Hydrogen Strategy draws mixed reactions from energy chiefs
Bosses from all corners of the energy sector have shared their thoughts on the UK Government’s flagship Hydrogen Policy.
Exclusive: Oil chief deals jobs warning to First Minister over Cambo backlash
The chief executive of Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) has written to the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, issuing a jobs warning over “high-profile negative campaigns” against the Cambo oil field.
35,000 jobs lost as Covid and volatile prices hit UK oil and gas sector
Nearly 35,000 UK jobs supported by the oil and gas industry have been lost in the last year as Covid and volatile prices struck, according to a landmark new report.
UK energy minister discusses support to decarbonise the North Sea
Details of further government support for decarbonising the North Sea oil and gas sector will be considered by the UK government ahead of its autumn spending review in November, the minister for energy and climate change has said on a visit to Aberdeen.
OGUK backs IPCC report for ‘adding new impetus’ to low carbon transition
The UK offshore oil and gas industry’s representative body has backed a landmark climate paper, hailing it for “adding new impetus” to the energy transition.
Updated: Seven net-zero North Sea projects scoop £34m of funding
A total of £34 million will be invested in projects aimed at “transforming the North Sea energy system” and delivering a net-zero future.
UK’s oil and gas supply chain’s eyes new low carbon export opportunities
The landmark North Sea Transition Deal document described the UK oil and gas sector as having “an international reputation for leading the world in offshore exploration and production capabilities,” going on to point out, “its supply chain services are exported around the world”.
Bruce Dingwall: A strong leader who came to the fore during restless period for North Sea
The 1990s were a brutal time in the North Sea, with the oil & gas industry largely pre-occupied with trying to recover from the 1986 global price crash and culminating with the second crash, the slide for which began in 1997 and bottomed out late 1998/early 1999.
Updated: Timetable for end of North Sea oil and gas needed, Labour leaders Starmer says
A timetable must be set out for the end of oil and gas, partnered with a "truly just transition", Sir Keir Starmer has said.
Sadness at sudden death of oil industry entrepreneur Bruce Dingwall
Tributes have been paid to Bruce Dingwall, a North Sea leading light who died suddenly yesterday, aged 61.
Climate change in a COP26 year
This November in Glasgow, a city renowned for its character, the UK will be hosting one of the most important climate events of recent times: COP26.
Call for ‘passport’ to help North Sea oil workers transition to renewables
Trade unions and climate campaigners have called for the creation of an “offshore training passport” to help workers move between the oil and gas and renewables sectors more easily.
OGUK launches ‘one of the sector’s biggest’ workforce engagement campaigns
Industry body OGUK will conduct one of the sector’s biggest workforce engagement campaigns as part of a wider effort to deliver a fair energy transition.
Keiller takes helm as AGCC rebuilds
Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce (AGCC) has announced the appointment of industrialist Bob Keiller as its chairman and has published accounts which reveal the impact of the pandemic on the business group’s finances.
We must ramp up all forms of hydrogen production
In this COP26 year, we are beginning to see and hear more and more about hydrogen as it becomes viable as a real fuel alternative for the UK.
Tories claim SNP-Green deal will throw oil and gas jobs ‘to the wolves’
Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to ditch talks on a Green government “coalition” over fears for North Sea jobs.
Shell ordered to cut global emissions in ‘most significant’ climate judgement yet
A Dutch court has ordered Shell to cut its emissions by 45% by 2030, putting pressure on the company to move faster than it had otherwise planned.
Report slams UK energy sector for ‘alarming’ lack of progress on gender diversity
The UK energy sector has been warned that an alarming lack of progress on gender diversity in its senior ranks threatens to derail its transition to net-zero.
OGUK pays tribute to outgoing Scottish energy minister
Trade body Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) has paid tribute to outgoing Scottish energy minister Paul Wheelhouse.
Electing to support a world-leading energy transition in the UK
We are just a day away from the Scottish Elections on May 6.
Sir Ian spells out energy dilemma facing the UK in the push towards net-zero carbon emissions
Sir Ian Wood has said he is confident the UK Government will not cave into pressure over continued oil and gas production in the North Sea.